Historic New England

LATH

Small piece of lath with hand-wrought nail in it. Tag: "Bit of a 1695 lath with nail from B. Titcomb House, Newburyport. The creosoting is recent. The lath came from the projecting rounded end of the W. Chamber summer and helped carry the plaster coving?.

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27422

Accession Number: 1917.232

Bed Curtain Fragment

Oval, brown on off white ground of scenes of story. Woman grieving over dead man; portions of women showing pity of old beggar; cornice of building, floral and trees.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), fustian, alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 27423

Accession Number: 1917.237

Brick

Two flat rectangular tiles with a round hole in the center of one end.

Date: 17th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 27424

Accession Number: 1917.238AB

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 27425

Accession Number: 1917.239

Bottle

Brown glass bottle in the shape of a log cabin with a three-tier roof.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27426

Accession Number: 1917.240

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with brown transfer-print pattern "American Marine." Border pattern of two alternating scenes of sailing and steam ships framed by rope. Central scene of three-masted, fully rigged schooner in choppy seas. Two small boats with passengers in foreground, lighthouse and other sailing...

Date: 1862-1890

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27427

Accession Number: 1917.241

Window Blind

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27428

Accession Number: 1917.242

Fragment

"Piece of wood from the Old Hancock House"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27429

Accession Number: 1917.243

Spike

Hand-wrought spike.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27430

Accession Number: 1917.248

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27431

Accession Number: 1917.258

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27432

Accession Number: 1917.262

Needle Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 27433

Accession Number: 1917.263

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27434

Accession Number: 1917.268

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27435

Accession Number: 1917.269

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27436

Accession Number: 1917.270

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27437

Accession Number: 1917.271

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27438

Accession Number: 1917.272

PIN

Tapering, with small round-headed nail in large end.

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 27439

Accession Number: 1917.273

PIN

Tapering.

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 27440

Accession Number: 1917.274

Wedge

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27441

Accession Number: 1917.275

Needlework Picture

Mourning picture worked in silk on a silk satin ground a woman and a small boy dressed in blue lean on either side of a memorial with two urns on top. A man at left points to the urns. There is one large weeping willow tree at left. The sky and the faces and hands of the people are painted. The pi...

Date: ca. 1804

Maker: Lyman, Mary (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 27443

Accession Number: 1917.284

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered in paper printed with yellow, blue and pink flowers and bow motifs on pale pink ground (ground color is now considerably faded). Bottom of bandbox is lined with undientified newspaper dated 1836.

Date: 1836-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 27444

Accession Number: 1917.287AB

Bedspread

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27445

Accession Number: 1917.290A

Bedspread

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27446

Accession Number: 1917.290E

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27447

Accession Number: 1917.313

Lid

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27448

Accession Number: 1917.325

Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27449

Accession Number: 1917.327

Kettle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27450

Accession Number: 1917.330A

Wallet

Brown leather, opens up with two straps for holding quills or pencils (possibly) in place, ties closed.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 27349

Accession Number: 1916.106

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27350

Accession Number: 1916.120

Fork

Carved ivory fork.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 27351

Accession Number: 1916.127

DOORPLATE

Cut corners; large 49 over smaller L. Shaw; engraving has exposed brass base.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), engraving (printing process), nickel (metal)

GUSN: 27352

Accession Number: 1916.139

Men's Shirt

White; high collar (3 3/4"); ruffled front (4"); two panel buttons at collar, 1 at each cuff; reinforced shoulder and armscye; gathered and gusseted sleeves; topstitching at collar and cuffs; deep cuffs with rounded edges. Large "diamond" at base of ruffle/placket.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 27353

Accession Number: 1916.141

Cravat

White linen handkerchief with a hand-stitched hem and rounded ends.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 27354

Accession Number: 1916.142

Pair of Stockings

Gray/white; plain; toe and heel have been darned a lot.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), linen (material)

GUSN: 27355

Accession Number: 1916.143AB

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Square ivory linen ground. Blue and tan alphabets separated by rows of cross stitch. Name and date at bottom in black. Alphabets: #1-complete, #2-missing "J", #3-missing "J"; Numbers: "1-14"; cross stitch

Date: 1814

Maker: Lyon, Elizabeth Ann, 1806-1834 (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 27356

Accession Number: 1916.144

Hardware

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27357

Accession Number: 1916.150

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27358

Accession Number: 1916.151

Teapot

White, molded, eight-sided porcelain teapot (a) with lid (b). Molded grape vine figures around middle of pot body, under neck, interior rim and lid. Figures are glazed light purple.

Maker: unknown

Material: soft paste porcelain

GUSN: 27359

Accession Number: 1916.155AB

Hand Bag

Hooked rug blue, brown, red, green, cream handbag; two leather handles; leather bottom and sides; two brass feet; brass clasp latch; missing brass key lock plate; small key attached.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27361

Accession Number: 1916.156

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27362

Accession Number: 1916.219

Ring Box

This fitted box is covered in red leather. It is the original box for memorial ring 1916.223.

Date: 1832

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by composition or origin, leather

GUSN: 27363

Accession Number: 1916.224

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Vertical rectangle, natural linen ground. 2 1/2 inch floral border at top and sides. Alphabet at top, verse in center. Adam and Eve on green ground, on either side of the tree of knowledge at bottom. Alphabets: #1-missing "J","U"; Numbers: "1-8" Cross stitch, eyelet hole, ...

Maker: Haskell, Ruth (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 27364

Accession Number: 1916.230

Plaque

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27365

Accession Number: 1916.231

Tea bowl

Handleless, hand-painted porcelain cup. Interior border: black husk chain and black leaf. Exterior border: bands of thin black line and band of dots; wavy band of dots and flower buds; one large and several small sprays of flowers on body.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, overglazing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 27366

Accession Number: 1916.324

Waste bowl

Small earthenware bowl with black transfer-printed pattern commemorating Major General William Henry Harrison, the "log cabin and hard cider" candidate" and the ninth United States president. Interior border of medallions framing urns and a depiction of Harrison on diaper ground. On interior basin a...

Date: 1840

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27367

Accession Number: 1916.325

Decorative Mug

Opaque white glass decorative mug, with polychrome hand-painted design of eagle with wings spread surrounded by laurel wreath and the word "Liberty" in gilt. Fifteen eight-pointed gilt stars around the wreath. Gilt band on rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating), gilding

GUSN: 27368

Accession Number: 1916.326

Wallet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 27369

Accession Number: 1916.329

Nutpick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27370

Accession Number: 1916.339

Nutpick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27371

Accession Number: 1916.340

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